Re[2]: Completely off-topic, gas-prices

That may well be true, but since our British friends/colleagues don't have
to put up with the EPA they get about twice the miles per unit of fuel that we
do. They also don't have the desire for all of the Sport Utility Vehicles (or
more properly Suburban Assault Vehicles) and their poor gas mileage that we do.
It was great doing a tune up on a British spec Mazda back in the early 80's.
You opened the hood and there was the engine. No hoses, catalytic converters,
blowers, and other horsepower robbing stuff hung off of the side.

I know the living cost is more expensive in Europe but your E-mail is still
a shocker to me. I guess I (and a lot
of folks in the US) am not used to this kind of price jack-ups. I miss the
good old days ( yeah, about a year and half
ago) when the the gas price for the Regular is around 80 cents a gallon.
On the other hand, we are DBAs and we
are making the big bucks ( don't mean to start another off-topic thread
here ), I guess we should not be whining , right?

>> I did not see anybody from Chicago area. Did I miss something or is it> because people here are staying home> to save gas money ( $2.20+ per gallon, can you believe that )?> Anyway I work in Arlington Heights, IL, which is about 35 minutes west of> downtown Chicago.>> Dennis Meng> Database Administrator> Focal Communications> 847-954-8328>> --> Author:> INET: dmeng_at_focal.com>> Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051> San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists> --------------------------------------------------------------------> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message> to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in> the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L> (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may> also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).

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